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Dozens of California dams need repair as El Niño winter draws closer – CalMatters
California’s State Auditor found 57 dams in poor or unsatisfactory condition, including 40 high- or extremely high-hazard dams near densely populated areas. Despite having enforcement authority since 2017, the Department of Water Resources has never imposed punitive penalties on noncompliant dam owners. Repairs could cost an estimated $28 billion, while emergency plans remain incomplete for 245 dams.
AI’s water consumption includes surging demand from electricity use – Los Angeles Times
Data center developers have started touting new technologies that slash the amount of water needed to cool hot-running servers in drought-stressed places like Arizona. Those efforts, though, are not addressing the vast majority of the water consumed by the AI buildout.
USDA puts $134M into Northern California rural businesses – Action News Now
USDA highlighted $134.7 million in rural business investments during a roundtable with Rep. James Gallagher in Red Bluff, including funding for Northern California businesses and agricultural producers.